Herman Jacob Weber
Appointed by President Ronald Reagan in 1985 and confirmed by voice vote, Herman Jacob Weber is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio. He earned a law degree from Ohio State University College of Law (now Michael E. Moritz College of Law) in 1952. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1927 · age 99
- Appointed by
- Ronald Reagan, 1985
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Otterbein College 1949 · Ohio State College of Law (now Michael E. Moritz College of Law) 1952
- Succeeded by
- Thomas M. Rose
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Southern District of Ohio | Reagan (R) | Voice vote |
Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own. A voice vote means the chamber approved aloud. No senator-by-senator tally is recorded.
Confirmation vote
Voice vote
The Senate approved this confirmation aloud, with no senator-by-senator tally recorded. Recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989.
Education
| Otterbein College | B.A. | 1949 |
| Ohio State University College of Law (now Michael E. Moritz College of Law) | J.D. | 1952 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Weber was assigned 4,291 district-court cases (1976–2014). Median time from filing to termination: 323 days across 4,289 closed cases.
Case assignment is from CourtListener’s PACER-derived docket records: a partial sample, not a complete caseload, reflecting the judge last assigned each case. How we count.
On appeal
Of 100 of Weber’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 84 were affirmed, 13 reversed or vacated, and 3 affirmed in part and reversed in part. This is a historical count of appellate outcomes for cases we could match, not a judgment of the judge, and not a complete record. How we count.
In our data, Weber authored 77 published opinions for the court (1985–2011). Most cited: Miller v. Commissioner of Social Security (125 citations).
A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.
Recent & notable rulings
| Year | Case | Citation | Cited |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Miller v. Commissioner of Social Security | 181 F. Supp. 2d 816 | 125 |
| 1991 | Kitchen v. Aristech Chemical | 769 F. Supp. 254 | 54 |
| 1987 | Folz v. BancOhio National Bank | 88 B.R. 149 | 21 |
| 2009 | Frey v. Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp. | 642 F. Supp. 2d 787 | 18 |
| 1997 | Hoffman v. Fidelity Brokerage Services, Inc. | 959 F. Supp. 452 | 17 |
| 1988 | Wright International Express, Inc. v. Roger Dean Chevrolet, Inc. | 689 F. Supp. 788 | 16 |
| 2007 | Colbert v. Tambi | 513 F. Supp. 2d 927 | 15 |
| 1989 | Vanater v. Village of South Point | 717 F. Supp. 1236 | 15 |
| 1996 | Allen v. Ethicon, Inc. | 919 F. Supp. 1093 | 14 |
| 1992 | Cincinnati Sub-Zero Products, Inc. v. Augustine Medical, Inc. | 800 F. Supp. 1549 | 14 |
| 1987 | McNair v. Cardimone | 676 F. Supp. 1361 | 12 |
| 1989 | Bellios v. Victor Balata Belting Co. | 724 F. Supp. 514 | 11 |
| 1989 | Donohoe v. Burd | 722 F. Supp. 1507 | 11 |
| 1988 | Reliance Electric Co. v. Luecke | 695 F. Supp. 917 | 11 |
| 1988 | Banque Arabe Et Internationale D'Investissement v. Ameritrust Corp. | 690 F. Supp. 607 | 11 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 77 authored opinions in our data. “Cited” is inbound citations across the CourtListener corpus. Case links open the ruling’s full text (CourtListener) or its page here; read the methodology and verify against the primary source.
Questions & answers
- Who appointed Herman Jacob Weber?
- President Ronald Reagan appointed Herman Jacob Weber to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio in 1985.
- Was Herman Jacob Weber appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Herman Jacob Weber was appointed by President Ronald Reagan, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Herman Jacob Weber's confirmation vote?
- Herman Jacob Weber was confirmed by voice vote on April 3, 1985. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court is Herman Jacob Weber on?
- Herman Jacob Weber is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
How we source & reconcile data → Data & Sources
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41 years on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).